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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Harden

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/9/06

HB

SHORT TITLE ENMU Education & Technology Programs

SB 506

ANALYST Lewis

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

240.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 506 appropriates $240,000 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of Eastern

New Mexico University to expand the College of Education and Technology programs.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $240,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert

to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Higher Education Department (HED) notes that, according to Eastern New Mexico Univer-

sity (ENMU) President Dr. Steven Gamble, the purpose of this appropriation is to employ three

professors in Education Technology, Bilingual Education, and Reading to support outreach ef-

forts to sites throughout Eastern New Mexico that do not facilitate distance education delivery.

Senate Bill 506 – Page

2

According to HED, the $240,000 appropriation

request includes:

$195,000 for personnel services and benefits, and

$45,000 to cover other costs.

ENMU’s College of Education and Technology currently offers distance education courses at

Clovis/CAFB, Farmington, Hobbs (Lea County), Roswell, and Ruidoso.

HED adds ENMU is a regional comprehensive university centered on the preparation of teach-

ers, administrators, and counselors. The university has liberal arts and education programs that

provide highly qualified teachers. Technology plays an innovative role in the programs by utiliz-

ing distance education technologies, training labs, and ITV technologies.

This proposal was not submitted by ENMU to HED through the Research, Public Service, and

Special Program requests, nor is it included in the HED’s funding recommendation for FY07.

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